When you visit your favorite Mexican restaurant in NH in the summer, you want a meal that is filling but not too heavy. We have the perfect thing at Los Primos: fish tacos. Fish is lighter than other proteins like beef or pork, but it will still fill you up, so you won’t go home feeling hungry. It’s also an ingredient that has been central to traditional Mexican cooking for centuries. Mexico is a famously warm place, so the food the people of Mexico enjoy all year is the perfect choice for a NH summer.
Let’s take a look at how fish tacos became a staple of Mexican cooking to a NH Mexican restaurant favorite.
A Traditional and Accessible Protein
Today, it’s common to find beef and pork as taco fillings, but those meats weren’t part of the Mexican diet until the Europeans arrived in the 1500s. Cattle and pigs aren’t native to the Americas, so until Spanish conquistadors brought them, no food products from these animals had a role in Mexican recipes. What was available, however, was fish, especially in coastal regions, although Mexico has many lakes as well. Using corn tortillas to hold ingredients is a practice that goes back to ancient times, so food resembling what we would call a fish taco has been around for a very long time.
Moving Across the Border
In the 1800s, many people from Mexico moved across the border to the southwestern United States. After California became a state in 1850, the promise of economic opportunities brought many people north, and they brought their culinary traditions with them. As they mingled with immigrants from other cultures, they shared and adapted their cuisine, transforming fish tacos from a basic foodstuff to an international favorite.
Visit Your Favorite Mexican Restaurant in NH This Summer
Keep it light yet satisfying this summer with fish tacos from Los Primos. We cook white fish with flavorful herbs and serve the pieces on your choice of flour or corn tortillas with crisp lettuce and fresh pico de gallo. Drizzled with a gently spicy sauce, you get just enough kick to keep things exciting.